Cranbrook, B.C. 01 May, 2009: Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (“Eagle Plains”) (EPL:TSX-V) and Teck Cominco Limited (“Teck”) (TCK.B:TSX) have agreed to terminate a Strategic Alliance to explore for base-metals (zinc, lead, copper, silver) in the Mackenzie Mountain area of western NWT (see EPL news releases June 15th, 2007; May 8th, 2008). Eagle Plains has been active in the region since 2000, and controls permits and claims covering an area of over 7,700 square km.